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    Posted: 04 Dec 2018 at 7:21pm
Thanks everyone for your input. I'm leaning towards a Canyon or Colorado. That will give me 308 hp with a towing capacity of 7,000. Should be enough.
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Check the engine torque numbers. Try for over 280ft/lbs. Also try for  6 to 8 speed transmissions. It will make for a very good combination. If your new tow vehicle has a 7000+ tow rating, it'll do great towing any R-Pod.
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I tow an RP-172 with my frontier. I havn't gone into the rockies, but I've driven in the appalachians , the white, and the green mountains. The frontier has plenty of power, but, it does tend to get near 4000 rpm at times to gain speed up a long grade. I prefer to keep the rpm's below 3500, but, make no mistake, at 4500 rpm i can pass a vehicle going uphill, I just prefer to keep the rpm's down. Your Taco would be the same, so you should be good.
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We pull with a 2012 Highlander V6. It's a FWD. It does remarkably well except for the lack of traction when accelerating from a stand-still. We've had it up in the Rockies and Appalachians and only lost about 5 mph on the few 9-degree grades we've encountered.
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I have a 2016 V6 Colorado, no towing issues.
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I pull a 2018 180 with a 2011 V6 Tacoma PreRunner. It does pretty well. Plenty of power, at least for me.
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I am currrently pulling my 2018 R Pod 180 with a 2014 Nissan Frontier 4 wheel drive with a V6. It has 261 hp. It's ok but I wouldn't like pulling it up into the mountains. It is rated to pull about 6,000 and my GVWR is 3,790. You would think that would be plenty of power but it still doesn't feel like it has enough power on steeper hills let alone a mountain.

I have been thinking about upgrading to get more hp and torque. The 2018 Canyon, Colorado and Tacoma have more hp and torque. The way to go would certainly be a F150 or a Silverado but I'm trying to avoid the full size truck to get it into my garage. Do you think a later model Chevy Cplorado, GMC Canyon or Toyota Tacoma would make enough difference? The new Ford Ranger is about to come out and it will have the best performance. It it suppose to pull up to 7,500- but I would pay a lot for the new vehicle. However, I would hate to go through the trouble of getting a new or newer middle size truck and it still doesn't make much difference. The problem is- you really don't know the difference until you actually pull the vehicle.

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Originally posted by McMayhem

Thanks guys.

We were planning on upgrading to a Toyota Tacoma next year, but sounds like we might have to do that upgrade sooner.    

You would be a lot happier with a V6 Tacoma. We pull our rPod 180 with a V6 PreRunner Tacoma and it is a perfect match. Plenty of power for the job. Fuel mileage is between 10.5 and 13, so the range is around 200 miles on a tankful.
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The 6400 towing capacity Taco would be a great choice. I've had several and they've all been great trucks. 

I notice its max tongue weight is 640 lbs. I'm currently right around the Highlander's 550lb tongue weight limit with full fresh water and two golf cart batteries, but with only one propane tank on the tongue. Lots of folks prefer two tanks for boondocking, myself included, but I'd be close to 600 lbs then which is a bit higher than I'd like on the Highlander. You should be fine with the Taco but I'm sure it will continue to ride better for you with the wd hitch.

One other consideration on the 179 while we're on the topic of loading and weight distribution. The axles on the rPods are rated at 3500 lbs. If you're fully loaded in a 179 you're not too far off that figure. When you tension your wd hitch it adds to the rear axle load (about 20% of the tension on the hitch shows up as load on the axle). I've weighed mine with the hitch tensioned and I'm at about 3450 lbs on the trailer axle. So you don't want to overtension the wd hitch.  Just something to be aware of. 

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Posts: 355 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 9:08am
Originally posted by McMayhem

We do have a WDH on our Rav. We likely will be moving up our plan to upgrade our tow vehicle to a Toyota Tacoma.

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Agree with your decision. We had a V6 Rav that my wife loved but we sold it when we got a 179. Originally towed it with a Honda Ridgeline (rated for 5,000 lbs towing) but it too was underpowered. Now towing with an older Lexus GX470 with a V8. LOVE this vehicle - a friend of mine tows a Casita with a Tacoma and is very happy with it.
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